Keri Russell

Actress Keri Russell seemingly materialized from nowhere to star in the popular angst-filled teen drama "Felicity" (The WB, 1998-2002), but she had actually been a teen entertainer on stage and at Dis...
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Arnett tries to give Running Wilde a boost

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Oct 14, 2010

The funnyman stars in the sitcom as an egocentric billionaire who tries to win back his high school sweetheart, played by Keri Russell.
Executives at America's Fox network have ordered 13 episodes of Running Wilde, but the future of the comedy is uncertain as viewing figures continue to decline.
Arnett is now backing a fan campaign to save the series from the axe, signing a petition to keep the show in production and asking others to do the same.
In a post on his Twitter.com page, he writes, "Never done a grassroots effort, but let's save the effing show Running Wilde forever! Or five decent seasons, plus a 6th for Two And A Half Men $$ (money)...
"Thanks to everyone who signed the petition... f**king ratings sucked... I guess America hates jokes?"

"My husband hasn't heard about these photos yet. I'm sure he will... and then I'm just gonna cook a really great dinner for him." Actress KERI RUSSELL on breaking the news about her revealing new spread in Esquire magazine to her husband.

For those who haven't yet come to terms with Arrested Development's cancellation, you may take some small comfort from this: comedian David Cross will be joining the cast of Running Wilde, a new fall sitcom from Fox, starring fellow Arrested alum Will Arnett, and created and written by Arrested's Mitch Hurwitz and Jim Vallely. Cross will appear in 7 of the 13 episodes planned for the show's first season, set to premiere this fall. Word is the comedian will replace Andrew Daly, who played Keri Russell's environmentalist partner in the pilot episode.
Here's the official synopsis: "The new romantic comedy from “Arrested Development’s” Jim Vallely, Mitch Hurwitz and Will Arnett. Starring Arnett (“30 Rock”) and Keri Russell (“Waitress,” “Felicity”), the comedy centers on a lovable, but immature playboy (Arnett) trying desperately to win (or buy) the heart of his childhood sweetheart (Russell), the über-liberal humanitarian who got away."
This won't be the first time Cross and Arnett have worked together since the end of Arrested Development in 2006: the two recently starred in the UK Comedy pilot The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, which IFC plans to air some time this fall in its six-episode entirety. Between that and Running Wilde, Arrested Development fans should be content until we hear more about the (hopefully) upcoming movie version.
Source: Collider

Eight years after her beloved series Felicity came to an end, Keri Russell is considering a return to TV.
The actress is in talks to star in Fox’s comedy show Wilde Kingdom. Will Arnett is already signed on.
The pilot will reunite Arnett with Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz, who is set to direct.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Thousands of revved-up fans will descend upon Comic Con in New York this weekend, anxiously awaiting a glimpse at some of sci-fi’s hottest upcoming releases.
There will be sneak peeks of highly anticipated wide releases, such as Watchmen, Terminator Salvation, and Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker. Special guest Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and other shows, presents his latest buzz project Dollhouse -- an upcoming series starring Eliza Dushku about an illegal underground house in which everyone’s personalities have been wiped clean.
The animated movie Wonder Woman (with the vocal talent of Keri Russell, Rosario Dawson and more) makes its premiere. Eric McCormack (Free Enterprise), Robert Patrick (Terminator 2), and Dan Lauria will be around for a screening of their “recently unearthed”, 1957 "lost" sci-fi epic, Alien Trespass. And Yatterman, Takashi Miike’s giant robot movie, will be there -- with Japanese superstar Sho Sakurai in attendance.
Also on the menu: a special screening presentation of Pixar’s Up, a comedy adventure about a balloon salesman, and Disney’s Surrogates starring Bruce Willis, in which humans live their lives remotely via robotic surrogates. Also not to be missed, a screening of S. Darko, the upcoming sequel to the cult favorite Donnie Darko, which follows Samantha Darko, the younger sister of Donnie.
Also, high-profilers on the scene will be: Seth Green (Austin Powers, Family Guy, Robot Chicken) Derek Mears (Jason in Friday the 13th); Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of legendary HipHop group RUN DMC; rapper/author Chuck D; Fringe's John Noble and Jasika Nicole; director Bill Plympton; Terminator Salvation director McG; and Heroes star Milo Ventimiglia, to name a few.
The East Coast's popular culture convention also plays host to the latest and greatest in comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, videogames and toys. For a complete list of screenings, programming and other cool stuff, check out the official website.
Also, vote in our Comic Book Poll on what YOU want to see!
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Skeeter Bronson (Adam Sandler) is a handyman at a hotel his father once owned. When Skeeter’s dad sold it to Mr. Nottingham (Richard Griffiths) it was with the proviso that Skeeter would one day become manager but unfortunately the job is given to Skeeter’s main nemesis Kendall (Guy Pearce). But Skeeter’s luck is about to change. While babysitting for his niece and nephew (Laura Ann Kesling and Jonathan Morgan Heit) Skeeter starts telling them bedtime stories that come to life the next day using characters from his real life including the kids and their mom’s best friend Jill (Keri Russell). Set in Medieval Times Ancient Greece the Old West -- and even outer space -- the stories usually show Skeeter triumphing over the bad guys like The Booger Monster and Sir Buttkiss. And beware of raining gum balls; it’s that kind of movie. Adam Sandler’s teaming with Disney is an inspired idea since his humor has always had a juvenile Jerry Lewis-style flavor -- even in his more adult-oriented comedies. Leaving the gross-out comedy behind this time Sandler proves he is a perfect fit for this kind of harmless rather broad PG-formula family flick that should prove to be loads of fun for the youngest audience members. He’s a riot in some of the get-ups he is forced to wear coming off best in the Ancient Greece sequence. Keri Russell is sweet and attractive as a foil for a lot of Sandler’s hijinks while Courteney Cox as Skeeter’s uptight sister is given virtually nothing to do in the mom role. The kids are cute in a Disney Channel kind of way but often seem a little precocious for their own good. Work colleagues are played rather one dimensionally by Pearce and Griffiths but they all seem to be having fun inhabiting various stereotypical characters in the stories. Teresa Palmer is lovely as the owner’s daughter and the innocent object of Skeeter’s affections. Director Adam Shankman (Hairspray) brings lots of color and verve to the film but knows what Sandler fans expect -- even in a kids comedy. Giving the film a necessary light touch he ably moves it along through the various set pieces and special effects sequences that are required to bring all these imaginative shenanigans to life. Similar in many ways to Ben Stiller’s Night at the Museum the production values of the bedtime stories at the film’s center don’t seem to be as elaborate or technically savvy as they might have been with a larger budget. Still the cast seems to be having a great time and it’s all in the name of some harmless fun that parents should feel safe taking their kids to this holiday season.

The delightful Enchanted captivated audiences over the Thanksgiving holiday, debuting on top of the North American box office with $35.3 million over the weekend and $50 million since debuting Wednesday.
Enchanted, starring Amy Adams as an animated fairy princess who comes to life, is now the second biggest Thanksgiving opener ever, behind Toy Story 2, which grossed $80.1 million in a five-day period in 1999.
Among other new wide releases, the family dramedy This Christmas, starring Loretta Devine, Delroy Lindo and Chris Brown, opened in second place with $18.6 million and $27.1 million since Wednesday, while the video-game adaptation Hitman, starring Timothy Olyphant, debuted in fourth with $13 million over the weekend and $21 million since Wednesday.
The drama August Rush, starring Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell and Jonathan Rhys Meyers, opened in seventh place with $9.4 million for the weekend and $13.3 million since Wednesday. And finally, the Stephen King adaptation The Mist, premiered in ninth place with $9.1 million for the weekend and $13 million since Wednesday.
Overall, the box office numbers went up after being in a slump. "That's good for an industry that's been in a downtrend for almost two months," Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Media By Numbers told The Associated Press. "Thanksgiving sets the tone for the rest of the year and the holiday season in general. This was a key weekend, and it delivered."
The Top 12 movies took in a total of $153 million for the weekend and $218 million since Wednesday, up 6 percent from last year’s total of $205.7 million and up 65.12 percent from last weekend’s total of $92.6 million.
The Top Three films at the box office this time last year: Warner Bros.’ Happy Feet, which stayed at No. 1 in its second week with $37 million in 3,153 theaters, averaging $11,747 per theater; Sony’s Casino Royale, which stayed in second place in its second week with $30.7 million in 3,984 theaters, averaging $7,727 per theater; and Buena Vista’s Deja Vu, which opened in third place with $20.5 million in 3,110 theaters, averaging $6,616 per theater (Click here to read last year's box office report).
BOX OFFICE TOP 10 ESTIMATES
(Source: Exhibitor Relations, Inc.)
No. 1: Enchanted (Disney, PG)
• Gross: $35.3 million
• Weeks opened: NEW!
• Theaters: 3,730
• Per-theater average: $9,472
• Cume to date: $50 million (opened Wednesday)
No. 2: This Christmas (Sony/Screen Gems, PG-13)
• Gross: $18.6 million
• Weeks opened: NEW!
• Theaters: 1,858
• Per-theater average: $10,011
• Cume to date: $27.1 million (opened Wednesday)
No. 3: Beowulf (Paramount, PG-13)
• Gross: $16.2 million (-41%)
• Weeks opened: 2
• Theaters: 3,218 (+65)
• Per-theater average: $5,047
• Cume to date: $56.3 million
No. 4: Hitman (20th Century Fox, R)
• Gross: $13 million
• Weeks opened: NEW!
• Theaters: 2,458
• Per-theater average: $5,303
• Cume to date: $21 million (opened Wednesday)
No. 5: Bee Movie (Paramount, PG)
• Gross: $12 million (-14%)
• Weeks opened: 4
• Theaters: 3,507 (-477)
• Per-theater average: $3,425
• Cume to date: $112 million
No. 6: Fred Claus (Warner Bros., PG)
• Gross: $10.7 million (-10%)
• Weeks opened: 3
• Theaters: 3,603 (unchanged)
• Per-theater average: $2,979
• Cume to date: $53 million
No. 7: August Rush (Warner Bros., PG)
• Gross: $9.4 million
• Weeks opened: NEW!
• Theaters: 2,310
• Per-theater average: $4,082
• Cume to date: $13.3 million (opened Wednesday)
No. 8: American Gangster (Universal, R)
• Gross: $9.2 million (-28%)
• Weeks opened: 4
• Theaters: 2,799 (-311)
• Per-theater average: $3,290
• Cume to date: $115.7 million
No. 9: The Mist (MGM, R)
• Gross: $9 million
• Weeks opened: NEW!
• Theaters: 2,423
• Per-theater average: $3,740
• Cume to date: $13 million (opened Wednesday)
No. 10: No Country for Old Men (Miramax, R)
• Gross: $8.1million (+164%)
• Weeks opened: 3
• Theaters: 860 (+712)
• Per-theater average: $9,433
• Cume to date: $16.6 million
OTHER OPENINGS
I'm Not There (Weinstein Co., R)
• Gross: $757,385
• Weeks opened: NEW!
• Theaters: 63
• Per-theater average: $5,826
• Cume to date: $1 million (opened Wednesday)

For the past 11 years--his whole life--Evan (Freddie Highmore) has been an orphan but that’s about to change along with his name. Evan has "always heard the music " even when it’s not playing and one day he decides to follow it in hopes of finding the parents he’s never met and whose musical genes he has inherited. It takes him out of the orphanage he has always despised and into Manhattan where 11 years prior he was conceived. As we learn via flashback his parents both young musicians at the time were an unlikely match: Lyla (Keri Russell) was a shy dainty cellist while Louis (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) was a brash Irish rocker. Their mutual love for music ultimately brought them together on a rooftop for just one night of which Evan turned out to be the product. But when Evan is born prematurely Lyla’s father (William Sadler) does what he thinks is right for her career and gives the newborn up for adoption without her knowledge. Lyla and Louis have since reluctantly given up music but Evan is about to pick up where they left off in New York City. While there he is discovered by a seemingly well-intentioned "manager" named Wizard (Robin Williams) who renames the prodigy August Rush. Before long Wizard is booking gigs in hopes of capitalizing financially while August hopes to use his music for a slightly nobler purpose: tracking down and reuniting his parents. Highmore (Charlie and the Chocolate) is as much a child-actor prodigy as August Rush is a musician; he’s truly in a class of his own. It’s not just that the British youngster seamlessly ditches his accent to play an American—better and more undetectably than many of his elders are able to do might I add—or that he’s able to pull off the musical aspect (he reportedly mastered the guitar and conducting for further authenticity) but rather that he advances the never-dormant story every step of the way. And it’s not every day that a teenager can handle being the centerpiece of a big Hollywood movie (see The Seeker et al.) but Highmore makes it a non-issue. Russell and Rhys Meyers meanwhile add a classy touch of adult to the story with their opposites-attract arc. Russell borders on too pristine and precious at times and Rhys Meyers is written as the stereotype of Irishmen but they make you believe in the commonality of music as a matchmaker. Williams however misfires with his portrayal of the somewhat ambiguous Wizard. It is unclear whether he is a reincarnated pirate or just a well-traveled New Yorker and Williams plays him with that lack of clarity but kids will laugh nonetheless when the actor gets loud and hyper. Terrence Howard as a concerned social worker and Mykelti Williamson as a pastor turn in solid supporting performances while young Jamia Simone Nash may incite standing ovations with her singing. The concept of August Rush is most certainly aimed towards those too young to discern between realism and fantasy but at least director Kirsten Sheridan (Jim’s daughter) doesn’t patronize kid viewers the way most preteen movies do. While the young director doesn’t exactly steer clear of clichés and sap she makes a concerted effort to place the film’s music and sheer energy at the forefront. Sheridan also does the best with what she’s given which is a highly predictable occasionally preachy script—with a tendency to give Highmore cringe-worthy voiceovers (i.e. “Open yourself up to the music around you”)—written by Nick Castle (Hook which August Rush often resembles) James V. Hart (The Last Mimzy) and Paul Castro. Just as impressive as the film’s omnipresent music—both “found” (basketball dribbles etc.) and orchestrated—is the look of a somewhat magical Manhattan that is as fun for kids as it is mildly scary. All in all Sheridan’s first big movie is a different if slightly uneven kind of kids flick but not so different that the target audience won’t dance along.

Waitress actress Keri Russell gave birth to her first child earlier this month.
The former Felicity star, 31, welcomed a son, River Russell Deary, in New York on June 9.
The baby’s father is her carpenter husband Shane Deary. The couple wed on Valentine's Day this year.
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Landed breakout role as a young woman who moves to New York City to be closer to her high school crush (Scott Speedman) on The WB drama "Felicity"

Starred as a KGB agent living undercover as a suburban mom on "The Americans" (FX)

Briefly worked as a model

Summary

Actress Keri Russell seemingly materialized from nowhere to star in the popular angst-filled teen drama "Felicity" (The WB, 1998-2002), but she had actually been a teen entertainer on stage and at Disney's star-making Orlando studios for years. She earned an Emmy Award and audiences loved her as the intelligent but naïve Felicity Porter, a sheltered suburban girl who moves to New York to attend college and is exposed to the coarser side of life, thanks to her new big city friends. When the show ended after four seasons, television audiences lost sight of the actress who kept a low profile while strategizing on how to segue into broader adult roles. Russell's eventual follow-up projects included a small but pivotal role in J.J. Abrams' deft "Mission: Impossible III" (2006) and a co-starring role the Adam Sandler family fantasy "Bedtime Stories"(2008), but she focused mainly on meatier independent features like the acclaimed "Waitress" (2007), completing a successful transition from small screen teen fame to respected film actress. Though she found some success in features, Russell had her meatier roles on television, particularly on the Cold War espionage drama "The Americans" (FX, 2013- ), which marked a triumphant return to the small screen while underscoring her talent for playing diverse roles.

Name

Role

Comments

Shane Deary

Husband

Dated for several years before getting engaged 2006; Married Feb. 14, 2007 in New York

Education

Name

Highlands Ranch High School

Notes

"The media aspect of all this is very bizarre. The truth is, most people don't even know if I'm really any good, but the word has spread. Can we live up to the hype? Luckily, we have a really good show with a great cast, and I don't think people will be disappointed." – on promoting "Felicity," quoted in USA TODAY, Aug. 6, 1998

"I don't know if I'll be an actor forever. I don't wake up and think, I'm dying to act today!" – Russell quoted in Empire magazine, April 2006

"Money and fame attracts so many different types of characters." – Russell in Interview magazine, June 2007